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minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoThe point of scammers using a small value to test stolen numbers is they hope such small transactions go unnoticed for longer, allowing them a bigger time window to use and abuse the stolen card number.
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down6·1 year agoThat just doesn’t make a lot of sense. I would question something under a dollar way more then something under $10
minus-squareSpecal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoThat makes you the exception, and not the rule.
The point of scammers using a small value to test stolen numbers is they hope such small transactions go unnoticed for longer, allowing them a bigger time window to use and abuse the stolen card number.
That just doesn’t make a lot of sense. I would question something under a dollar way more then something under $10
That makes you the exception, and not the rule.